At home, with Ann by his
side, Robert Anton Froebel died after a long illness. Robert (Bob) was born
in Edmonton on July 14, 1935, the eldest of 5 sons of Arnold Theodor Froebel
(1909-1966) and Tillie Katherine Jacklish (1912-2008). He attended Royal
Roads Military College in Victoria, the Royal Military College in Kingston,
and the University of Toronto where he obtained his engineering degree in
1958. Bob and Ann (nee Martin) were married in 1957. He served with the
Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator on the CF-100 until 1960. In 1962 he
and Ann and their young sons moved to Boston where he obtained a Science
Master degree in hydraulics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
Cambridge in 1964. As well as his wife, Bob leaves his three sons, Peter
Anton (Christine Laflamme), Michael Alan (Shonna) and Eric Robert (Jennifer
Bader). He also leaves four grandchildren, Katrina, Tanya, Jennifer and
David. Surviving him are his 4 brothers, Casper of Donalda, Alberta, Arnold
of Aston, Pennsylvania, Peter of Edson, Alberta, and Benjamin of Barrhead,
Alberta. Bob was a splendid teacher and an instructor in the Aviation and
Flight Technology Program at Seneca College for many years. He went on to
become its chairman before retiring in 1996. His accomplishments were many.
Bob was a pilot and built his own airplane, a Thorp T-18, which he flew all
over North America from sea to sea to sea. He was an accomplished
woodworker, a designer and crafter of stained glass, and an avid
motorcyclist. Reading was another love, and he and Ann had no shortage of
books in their home. His interests were wide ranging and there are very few
subjects where his opinion was not forthcoming. He and Ann travelled all
over Canada and the United States by car. In 1981 they took a long camping
trip to northern Canada, crossing the Arctic Circle in their Volvo on the
way to Inuvik on the Dempster Highway. Bob also made many long trips on his
motorcycles after he retired. At his request there will be no funeral or
visitation. A private family leave taking will be followed by cremation. No
flowers please. Should you wish, donations in his memory may be made to your
local public library.

Obituary in The Globe and Mail

After Bob Froebel's passing
on January 9th the Toronto group planned and held a lunch today, Jan 25th,
to raise a glass in his memory and reminisce.We express condolences to Ann and her
family and have made a donation to the Toronto Reference Library in Bob's
name. Bob's obit has been posted in the January 20th issue of eVeritas.

We also paid respect to Mary
Woodbury who died on January 19th and express condolences to Clair and his
family. Mary's obit and tribute to her literary work can be found on her
website www.marywoodbury.ca

As the old vets say when they assemble or
get together"We will remember them."